Stewart McCutcheon's guest appearances

Stewart McCutcheon

Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews)

Reid Hoffman

Rich Karlgaard

Peter Diamandis

Fannie Mae

Seth Godin

Ralph Lauren

Marc Lore

Estee Lauder

Scott Galloway

Larry Sanger

Pat Grady

Simon Sinek

Scott Adams

Peter Zeihan

Stanley McChrystal

OwlTail

In this interview, Stewart McCutcheon, CIO of Ecolab, Inc., discusses World Class IT principle one, People, principle three, Project and Portfolio Management, and principle four, IT-Business Partnerships, with Metis Strategy. Some of the topics discussed include:  The imperative of the IT organization’s strategy to look to become a source of competitive advantage for global organizations in the future The various ways in which Stewart has built cross-functional capabilities to pull knowledge from the disparate functions of R&amp;D, IT, and business, in a way that enables a greater understanding of the organization’s needs. The important yet difficult conundrum of “build” versus “buy” in a global information technology organization, and the strategic importance of customization of systems and processes in creating competitive advantage The challenges and opportunities Stewart identified when serving as the lead integrator of two merging companies with distinctive cultures and processes Stewart’s unique promotion to CIO from the company acquired in a merger, and potential reasons behind the decision Eye on the Trends: The success of high intensity, goal-oriented task forces formed to improve flawed processes, the growing trend of the CIO having core competency as a business person more so than a technologist   Read More... The post Stewart McCutcheon, EVP and CIO of Ecolab, Inc. appeared first on Metis Strategy.

In this interview, Stewart McCutcheon, CIO of Ecolab, Inc., discusses World Class IT principle one, People, principle three, Project and Portfolio Management, and principle four, IT-Business Partnerships, with Metis Strategy. Some of the topics discussed include: <ul> <li>The imperative of the IT organization’s strategy to look to become a source of competitive advantage for global organizations in the future</li> <li>The various ways in which Stewart has built cross-functional capabilities to pull knowledge from the disparate functions of R&amp;D, IT, and business, in a way that enables a greater understanding of the organization’s needs.</li> <li>The important yet difficult conundrum of “build” versus “buy” in a global information technology organization, and the strategic importance of customization of systems and processes in creating competitive advantage</li> <li>The challenges and opportunities Stewart identified when serving as the lead integrator of two merging companies with distinctive cultures and processes</li> <li>Stewart’s unique promotion to CIO from the company acquired in a merger, and potential reasons behind the decision</li> <li>Eye on the Trends: The success of high intensity, goal-oriented task forces formed to improve flawed processes, the growing trend of the CIO having core competency as a business person more so than a technologist </li> </ul> <a href="https://www.metisstrategy.com/interview/stewart-mccutcheon/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Read More...</a> The post <a href="https://www.metisstrategy.com/interview/stewart-mccutcheon/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stewart McCutcheon, EVP and CIO of Ecolab, Inc.</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.metisstrategy.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Metis Strategy</a>.

Stewart McCutcheon, EVP and CIO of Ecolab, Inc.